Advanced Phonics
Morpheme Structures
AP.020
Root Hoot
Objective
The student will identify roots in multisyllabic words.
Materials
Word cards (Activity Master AP.020.AM1a - AP.020.AM1l)
Change root cards (Activity Master AP.020.AM2a - AP.020.AM2b)
Activity
Students identify words that share the same root by playing a card game.
1. Mix word cards and “change root” cards together and place face down in a stack.
2. Each students selects five cards from the stack.
3. Taking turns, student one places a card face up on the table (e.g., respect). This forms a
discard pile.
4. Student two reads the word aloud, identifies the root (i.e., respect, the root is “spec”),
and places another card with the same root face up on top of the card placed by student
one (e.g., spectacular).
5. If student two does not have a word with the same root, selects cards from the stack until a word with the same root is selected. Places card on the pile. Or, may use a “change root”
card to change root. Places “change root” card plus a word card with selected root on top
of the pile. Note: Mix cards in discard pile and turn over when cards in stack are all used.
6. Continue to place cards until one student is out of cards.
7. Peer evaluation
RH
RH
RH
RH
respect sp
ectac
ular
RRHH
RH
RH
Extensions and Adaptations
Sort words by roots or add roots to play game (Activity Master AP.020.AM3a - AP.020.AM3c).
Make other word cards to play game (Activity Master AP.020.AM4).
Use base words, roots, and affixes to make words (Activity Masters AP.020.SS1 and AP.020.SS2).
Write root on tree trunk and related words on branches (Activity Master AP.020.SS3).
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AP.020.AM1a
Root Hoot
RH
RH
spectacular
spectacle
RH
RH
RH
RH
perspective
RH
introspect
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1b
Root Hoot
RH
RH
respect
dictionary
RH
RH
RH
contradiction
predict
RH
RH
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1c
Root Hoot
RH
RH
verdict
dictator
RH
RH
RH
RH
microphone
RH
saxaphone
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1d
Root Hoot
RH
RH
megaphone
symphony
RH
RH
RH
RH
moped
RH
phonics
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1e
Root Hoot
RH
RH
peddler
pedigree
RH
RH
RH
RH
pedestrian
RH
quadruped
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1f
Root Hoot
RH
RH
credit
credulous
RH
RH
RH
RH
incredible
RH
credential
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1g
Root Hoot
RH
RH
tractor
subtract
RH
RH
RH
RH
attractive
RH
distract
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1h
Root Hoot
RH
RH
extract
porter
RH
RH
RH
RH
portable
RH
import
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1i
Root Hoot
RH
RH
support
report
RH
RH
RH
RH
rupture
RH
erupt
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1j
Root Hoot
RH
RH
corrupt
abrupt
RH
RH
RH
RH
enact
RH
bankrupt
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1k
Root Hoot
RH
RH
transact
activity
RH
RH
RH
RH
actress
RH
activate
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM1l
Root Hoot
RH
RH
graphite
biography
RH
RH
RH
RH
cartography
RH
paragraph
RH
word cards
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AP.020.AM2a
Root Hoot
RH
RH
change
root
change
root
RH
RH
RH
RH
change
root
RH
change
root
RH
change root cards
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AP.020.AM2b
Root Hoot
RH
RH
change
root
change
root
RH
RH
RH
RH
change
root
RH
change
root
RH
change root cards
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AP.020.AM3a
Root Hoot
RH
RH
spec
dict
RH
RH
RH
RH
ped
RH
phon
RH
root word cards
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AP.020.AM3b
Root Hoot
RH
RH
cred
tract
RH
RH
RH
RH
rupt
RH
port
RH
root word cards
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AP.020.AM3c
Root Hoot
RH
RH
act
graph
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
root word cards
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AP.020.AM4
Root Hoot
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
blank word cards
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Name
AP.020.SS1
ion
able
im/in
dis
pre
re
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tract
Affixes
dict
Roots
port
fer
Root Hoot
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AP.020.SS2
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Affixes
Roots
Root Hoot
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Name
AP.020.SS3
Root Hoot
root
root
root
root
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